New Ghostbusters Series Announced

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The Ghostbusters finally hit the monthly ongoing comic scene.

By Erik Norris

The Ghosbusters are finally making it to monthly comics. IDW Publishing and Sony Pictures Consumer Products have announced a new Ghostbusters ongoing series that will premiere this September. The series is being written by Erik Burham, who brought New York's favorite paranormal pulverizers to life in Ghostbusters: Infestation, with art by Dan Schoening (Ghostbusters: What in Samhain Just Happened?!). The team will also be joined by fan-favorite Ghostbusters cover artist Nick Runge.

"My dream since I took over the editorial duties on IDW's Ghostbusters comics license was to bring the boys in proton packs to monthly comics," said series editor Tom Waltz. "We've had fantastic Ghostbusters one-shots and mini-series up to this point, but the incredible success of Ghostbusters: Infestation has proven that Ghostbusters fans, old and new alike, are still very hungry for ghostbusting tales. With the awesome creative team we've gathered to make it happen, the best is yet to come!"

The official press release announcing this new Ghostbusters ongoing hints at what's in store for Egon, Ray, Peter and Winston in the series' first issue. Apparently, Ray is troubled by a prophetic dream of an upcoming apocalypse. That is never a good sign.

IDW will be kicking off this new series with a bang, offering up a number of incentive covers, which include a "Who Ya Gonna Call" variant from Schoening, as well as a glow-in-the-dark cover. Furthermore, as part of IDW's "Be a Ghostbuster" promotion, retailers will be able to obtain a unique variant featuring up to four personalized Ghostbusters on their cover.